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BREAKING: Ohio Makes Announcement That Should Put Trump 3rd Party Fears to Rest Permanently
The Conservative Review ^ | Aug. 8, 2015 | Staff

Posted on 08/08/2015 9:43:36 PM PDT by z taxman

According to “sore loser” laws in the state of Ohio, any candidate who has chosen their party essentially can’t, at the last minute, run on a third-party ticket in the state.

With Ohio being a crucial swing state, that’s a massive hurdle for team Trump to overcome, should they wish to run a third-party candidacy in the future.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted and his spokesman, Joshua Eck, have already decided that due to the fact Trump “voluntarily participated” in the Republican primary debate in the state of Ohio, he’s already declared himself a Republican in the eyes of Ohio law and “chosen a party for this election cycle.”

Legal experts said that mounting a third-party run is a daunting, close-to-impossible, expensive challenge, according to USA Today.

Trump, should he proceed with his third-party option, would likely have to challenge laws like Ohio’s “sore loser” law in court, mount massive grassroots campaigns in all 50 states to get on the ballot and spend even more of his own money in a process that political experts believe would hand the election to Democrats on a silver platter.

But then again, this is Donald Trump — a candidate who has single-handedly changed the campaign in a matter of a few months.

His fierce anti-establishment platform has garnered unprecedented support from what his campaign calls a “silent majority,” so it’s really not a surprise that he’s insistent on using his third-party threat as leverage — that’s what deal-makers do.

What are your thoughts? Sound off on Facebook and Twitter if you think Trump would be foolish to run on a third-party ticket or if you think he should continue to use it for leverage against the establishment.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 3rdparty; blog; blogpimp; braking; donaldtrump; election2016; jonhusted; joshuaeck; newyork; notbreaking; ohio; reaking; ridethelightning; trump; zot
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To: Catsrus

If Ohio tried that for real, they’d lose in court, period, even with a corrupt judiciary.

The story isn’t about Ohio, it’s about spreading FUD about Donald Trump as a Pubbie.


161 posted on 08/09/2015 6:35:17 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: Catsrus

As a fellow buckeye, Catsrus, what we really need is to change the ‘winner take all’ model for the EV in Ohio. A truly representative model would be to match to the Electoral College structure; one vote for each House district (cast in favor of the candidate who wins the popular vote in the district), two votes to represent the Senate seats (cast for the candidate who wins the aggregated popular vote in the State).
This would go a long way to correcting the unfair advantage now held in the major metros, IMO.


162 posted on 08/09/2015 6:38:40 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2017; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: z taxman
This anti Trump plan would seem fair if it included the wording that assured the GOP party would support the winner of the primary, be it Trump or favorite Kasich. Ohio will go democrat if the GOPe does not get behind the choice of their supporters. Stay at home rebellion is in the air. Take note GOP.
163 posted on 08/09/2015 6:45:48 AM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: Terry L Smith
I agree, if Trump runs third party he will attract more voters. A lot of Dems are fed up with their party but can't bring themselves to vote for a ‘Republican’.
164 posted on 08/09/2015 6:46:55 AM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: z taxman

That won’t hold up in court.

Very revealing. The GOP views Trump as a major threat, and is moving to counter him.

As I have said before, the primaries really don’t matter. The nomination is at the convention, according to the GOP rules.


165 posted on 08/09/2015 7:02:02 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: z taxman

What effect does this have on the RAT party and Bernie?


166 posted on 08/09/2015 8:07:28 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Ray76

hmm - I seem to recall in a recent election that there was at least one candidate that was on the ballot for multiple parties as their nominee. I think it was something like the green and progressive parties or some such thing. Person had won each parties nomination, so I’m not sure how they got around this process to file the applications. I’m in Ohio.


167 posted on 08/09/2015 8:27:15 AM PDT by reed13k (w)
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To: z taxman

Trump is one of those sorts that wins. Losing is not in his vocabulary. I can see him doing a third party for the purpose of winning against the anus orifices of the establishment.

I can also see the establishment A/O’s encouraging an atmosphere of contempt to drive The Donald to go third party however as they seem to be in bed with the DNC on the direction of a New World Order.

I believe many in our government see The New World Order as inevitable, and are cashing in as much as they can, and what they can of the Old.


168 posted on 08/09/2015 8:35:47 AM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: P-Marlowe
If he wins the Republican nomination is the GOPe going to run a third party candidate?

Post of the day.

169 posted on 08/09/2015 8:58:50 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
That’s why someone like Don Trump has a battalion of lawyers.

Trump is running for president as he knows it will be less costly to run a campaign than it will be to pay off Hillary when she is president.

He is a business man after all.

170 posted on 08/09/2015 9:11:56 AM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Proud Teabagging Barbarian Terrorist Hobbit Crazy Cracker Son-of-a-Bitch!)
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To: Jim Robinson

In its simplest form, it may be unconstitutional.

It sounds like a good idea to keep out saboteurs to the process, but they need to qualify it by including a significant number of registered voters signing a petition to enable any candidate to then run as 3rd Party. That should get it OK constitutionally.


171 posted on 08/09/2015 9:17:27 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Unconstitutional.

It appears to me that the Constitution leaves it to each State Legislature to determine the method for choosing that State's Electoral votes.

172 posted on 08/09/2015 9:32:13 AM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: DoughtyOne

The law in post 26:

has already filed a declaration of candidacy, a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or a nominating petition, or has become a candidate through party nomination at a primary election or by the filling of a vacancy under section 3513.30 or 3513.31 of the Revised Code for:

(1) Any federal, state, or county office,

Doesn’t say anything about participating in a Republican debate as being a reason to deny the candidate. They can’t just make up the law.

I’m glad this is coming out now. Trump needs to find out now what his options are before he “files a declaration of intent” in Ohio for any party.


173 posted on 08/09/2015 9:54:11 AM PDT by FR_addict (Boehner needs to go!)
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To: z taxman
Well, currently he IS the front runner. The GOPe should get behind him instead of trying to back looser Yeb!
174 posted on 08/09/2015 9:58:50 AM PDT by Bobby_Taxpayer
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To: FR_addict
On August 7, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted told the press that this means Donald Trump cannot possibly get on the November 2016 ballot as a presidential candidate (unless he is the Republican nominee) because at the August 6 debate he “declared his candidacy” for the Republican nomination. Husted is interpreting the term “declaration of candidacy” to mean a candidate’s spoken words in any conversational setting, rather than a reference to an Ohio election form.

Hustard says Trumps participation in the debate was a declaration of Republican candidacy.

LINK

175 posted on 08/09/2015 10:00:12 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (If the fetus at one minute old is not alive, what is it?)
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To: z taxman

13 states have “sore loser” provisions.


176 posted on 08/09/2015 10:17:44 AM PDT by lazlohollyfeld
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To: z taxman

Gee, one more fix is in move.


177 posted on 08/09/2015 10:31:35 AM PDT by Lady Heron
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To: altura

My view is that he WILL get the republican nomination. His boldness is appealing to many, he has money to run without having to beg for donors, I would have preferred Cruz, but I will support Trump, and especially if Trump winds up with Cruz as VP....


178 posted on 08/09/2015 10:38:42 AM PDT by Quickgun (I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
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To: VerySadAmerican

“I’ve been saying Trump should start demanding the other candidates say whether or not they’ll support him if he’s the nominee. I hope some advising him to do that.”

I guess they already did, by not raising their hands at the debate.


179 posted on 08/09/2015 10:48:59 AM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Hardens Hollow

I guess they already did, by not raising their hands at the debate.

The question was “Raise your hands if you WON’T support the eventual nominee.” The question should have been “Raise you hands if you WILL support the nominee.” It was asked the other way so Trump would be the only one to raise his hand. If he didn’t then he would be called a liar if he eventually ran on a third party ticket.

If Baier wasn’t trying to “catch” Trump the others would have been forced to say they’d support Trump. And every one of them except Cruz would have lied.


180 posted on 08/09/2015 10:58:10 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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